Innovations and Trends on Higher Education and Sustainable Development in the Field of Health Sciences
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 26264
Special Issue Editors
Interests: motivation; health promotion; innovation; emerging technologies; medical education; transversal competences; ethics and sustainability in higher education
Interests: health promotion; injury prevention; teaching innovation; competences assessment; social responsibility; sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, proposed by the United Nations in 2015, establishes 17 goals and 169 targets that challenge countries to act in a global alliance towards a better future. According to recent scientific studies, the challenges posed in the context of higher education on the Sustainable Development Goals are partially driven [1]. It would be naive to think that the existence of an SDG exclusively dedicated to quality education (SDG 4) [2] is the only link between the teaching-learning process and the United Nations sustainability proposal. This Special Issue intends to include manuscripts that collect scientific advances and experiences carried out within the framework of the SDGs and in the specific field of Health / Life Sciences.
The exceptional situation experienced in Higher Education as a consequence of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, and specifically in health science degrees with a high degree of competencies acquired through experiential learning, has been an opportunity to mainstream competences related to the construction of global citizenship. In this sense, the implementation of active teaching methodologies plays an essential role. Authors are invited to submit papers about their teaching experiences.
The aim of this Special Issue is to publish a compilation of studies focused on educational and research initiatives, as well as other initiatives launched by educational and political institutions, framed in the field of health. Therefore, this Special Issue will include works that take into account the competences related to the ethics of health professions, sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals, and that stimulate knowledge and action for social, economic and cultural development. Original articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses are welcome [3].
- General Assembly of United Nations Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015 Available online: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E (accessed on 7 November 2018).
- Sachs, J.D. From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals. Lancet 2012, 379, 2206–2211.
- Zamora-Polo, F.; Sánchez-Martín, J.; Corrales-Serrano, M.; Espejo-Antúnez, L. What Do University Students Know about Sustainable Development Goals? A Realistic Approach to the Reception of this UN Program Amongst the Youth Population. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3533.
Prof. Dr. Espejo-Antúnez Luis
Prof. Dr. Sergio Hernández Sánchez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- education
- sustainability education
- primary education
- secondary education
- transversal competences
- higher education
- health sciences
- health professions
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